Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:24 PM

Tickle (1,611 posts)

Guilty jussie smollett

on 5 counts. I didn’t expect this

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Guilty jussie smollett (Original post)	Tickle	Dec 2021	OP
He is a liar. That is all you need to know.	Sneederbunk	Dec 2021	#1
I still remember being attacked here for saying he was a liar back when this happened.	BlackSkimmer	Dec 2021	#5
What did you expect? Hung jury? Guilty on some, but not all counts? Or ???	liberalla	Dec 2021	#2
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Dec 2021	#3
I would assume from the post count that the answer to your question is clear?	BlackSkimmer	Dec 2021	#6
He earned it.	dalton99a	Dec 2021	#4
Such a waste of resources, too	XanaDUer2	Dec 2021	#7
The real victims	Zeitghost	Dec 2021	#28
Yes, we should nt	XanaDUer2	Dec 2021	#30
Absolutely.	BlackSkimmer	Dec 2021	#43
And all this proves what? Is Chicago safer? Other than jail, is there any way to punish ...	marble falls	Dec 2021	#8
He deserves to be punished. He was an ass and lied about it.	USALiberal	Dec 2021	#11
More than that he undermined those who are actual victims	Amishman	Dec 2021	#16
This	Chuuku Davis	Dec 2021	#20
And then he lied under oath during the trial. (n/t)	Patton French	Dec 2021	#22
It proves that race-baiting, gay-baiting, etc. in order to get a damn raise is a really bad idea.	BlackSkimmer	Dec 2021	#14
I wonder why he thought he'd get a raise?	XanaDUer2	Dec 2021	#32
Post removed	Post removed	Dec 2021	#44
A post was deleted to my comment about not understanding why he thought he'd	XanaDUer2	Dec 2021	#56
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Dec 2021	#17
It's a big deal for many FOX Snooze viewers	BradAllison	Dec 2021	#18
My trumpflake "adult" son has been calling me a "Jussie Smollett supporter" throughout this trial.	Progressive Jones	Dec 2021	#24
On political boards/ or general boards where "both sides" are free to spew their crap....	BradAllison	Dec 2021	#26
Ugggh. I saw a large "Let's Go, Brandon" sticker on a car at my daughter's school today.	Progressive Jones	Dec 2021	#36
Not worthy of national news? He MADE it national news. It was a huge deal at the time.	BlackSkimmer	Dec 2021	#34
Well in all fairness people make up stories like that all the time.	cinematicdiversions	Dec 2021	#51
Gotta agree. So do they think the two black men he accused lied also?	BlackSkimmer	Dec 2021	#55
That jackass made everyone look	ForgedCrank	Dec 2021	#27
Most posters provide a link or a paragraph or two!!	USALiberal	Dec 2021	#9
I posted a link in LBN.	BlackSkimmer	Dec 2021	#12
good riddance! lock him up!	Takket	Dec 2021	#10
Good! 👍There's real victims of racism that people will doubt thanks to liars like Smollett! nt	Raine	Dec 2021	#13
Yes. His many supporters from two years ago are strangely silent tonight.	BlackSkimmer	Dec 2021	#19
I remember	XanaDUer2	Dec 2021	#23
I was attacked for even suggesting that things were not as they seemed.	BlackSkimmer	Dec 2021	#31
Same	Sympthsical	Dec 2021	#54
As he should be.	bearsfootball516	Dec 2021	#15
I expected this. This case was a mess. He was guilty. The real problem is this...	Progressive Jones	Dec 2021	#21
Hopefully part of his sentence is to apologize to the VP for embarrassing her.	AncientAndy	Dec 2021	#25
Smollett lied but hate crimes happen every day.	radius777	Dec 2021	#29
Nah.	BlackSkimmer	Dec 2021	#33
Yeah, one is a killer and the other is not. /nt	radius777	Dec 2021	#35
Keep on trying.	BlackSkimmer	Dec 2021	#37
He lied, but it's not the crime of the century	radius777	Dec 2021	#38
Lol.	BlackSkimmer	Dec 2021	#42
Just read he could face up to 20 years! And FG	Laura PourMeADrink	Dec 2021	#50
Did you hear about Andrew Coffee IV ?	DashOneBravo	Dec 2021	#47
The exception that proves the point	uponit7771	Dec 2021	#52
He won't serve a day in jail.	Jacson6	Dec 2021	#39
He should get a ton of community service hours as well.	Ace Rothstein	Dec 2021	#48
Make him teach youth the Value of being Honorable!	Jacson6	Dec 2021	#49
+1, this was a case about him lying to the police about an attack he set up	uponit7771	Dec 2021	#53
Didn't get the answers you wanted, huh?	Stinky The Clown	Dec 2021	#40
I was a fan but he is a liar. It is a shame because he is talented.nt	helpisontheway	Dec 2021	#41
Reverend Al Saharpton has called for the maximum penalty	Jose Garcia	Dec 2021	#45
Fuck that dude. He's straight up trash.	MenloParque	Dec 2021	#46

Response to Tickle (Original post)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:26 PM

Sneederbunk (12,254 posts)

1. He is a liar. That is all you need to know.

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Response to Sneederbunk (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:32 PM

BlackSkimmer (48,589 posts)

5. I still remember being attacked here for saying he was a liar back when this happened.

So many were onto him from the beginning, not just me.

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Response to Tickle (Original post)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:30 PM

liberalla (8,168 posts)

2. What did you expect? Hung jury? Guilty on some, but not all counts? Or ???

Just curious...

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Response to Chin music (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:33 PM

BlackSkimmer (48,589 posts)

6. I would assume from the post count that the answer to your question is clear?

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Response to Tickle (Original post)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:32 PM

dalton99a (73,759 posts)

4. He earned it.

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Response to Tickle (Original post)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:35 PM

XanaDUer2 (7,062 posts)

7. Such a waste of resources, too

So many are real victims, as well. Shameful

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Response to XanaDUer2 (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 07:13 PM

Zeitghost (2,201 posts)

28. The real victims

Are the victims of real hate crimes that are all undermined by Jussie's fake claims. Don't you think we should stand up and protect them?

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Response to Zeitghost (Reply #28)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 07:22 PM

XanaDUer2 (7,062 posts)

30. Yes, we should nt

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Response to XanaDUer2 (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 08:23 PM

BlackSkimmer (48,589 posts)

43. Absolutely.

I really can't figure out why he continued with this. It makes no sense.

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Response to Tickle (Original post)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:35 PM

marble falls (47,684 posts)

8. And all this proves what? Is Chicago safer? Other than jail, is there any way to punish ...

... this guy further? It may be legal, but it doesn't seem just. The punishment is beyond the value of the crime. He's lost everything.

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Response to marble falls (Reply #8)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:36 PM

USALiberal (10,832 posts)

11. He deserves to be punished. He was an ass and lied about it.

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Response to USALiberal (Reply #11)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:40 PM

Amishman (5,267 posts)

16. More than that he undermined those who are actual victims

Horrible shit like this happens for real all too often in this country. His bullshit makes it harder for real victims to be heard

He deserves everything that has already and will yet be coming to him.

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Response to Amishman (Reply #16)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:43 PM

Chuuku Davis (500 posts)

20. This

He hurt many minorities

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Response to USALiberal (Reply #11)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:45 PM

Patton French (512 posts)

22. And then he lied under oath during the trial. (n/t)

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Response to marble falls (Reply #8)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:39 PM

BlackSkimmer (48,589 posts)

14. It proves that race-baiting, gay-baiting, etc. in order to get a damn raise is a really bad idea.

He really is either a pure liar or delusional to think he’d get away with that.

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Response to BlackSkimmer (Reply #14)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 07:23 PM

XanaDUer2 (7,062 posts)

32. I wonder why he thought he'd get a raise?

Strange ideation. Maybe he'd become more famous? Odd

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Response to BlackSkimmer (Reply #14)

Fri Dec 10, 2021, 11:41 AM

XanaDUer2 (7,062 posts)

56. A post was deleted to my comment about not understanding why he thought he'd

Get a raise? With could that be about?

Was my post negative?

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Response to marble falls (Reply #8)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:41 PM

BradAllison (1,873 posts)

18. It's a big deal for many FOX Snooze viewers

And certain others who seem to really revel in it and take it as a "victory" for whatever reason.

He was guilty, he's an asshole, going to jail, good. It is not worthy of national news or something "political".

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Response to BradAllison (Reply #18)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:58 PM

Progressive Jones (6,011 posts)

24. My trumpflake "adult" son has been calling me a "Jussie Smollett supporter" throughout this trial.

He never even heard of Smollett until a couple of months ago. RWNJ propaganda outlets and his podcast overlords tell him what to think and say. Even after telling the kid that I thought he was guilty, and an asshole, and a liar, I was informed that "all of you libtards support n-word criminals". I have no idea what that is supposed to mean, but I generally laugh whenever he speaks these days.

RW Millennials are a special breed of crazy.

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Response to Progressive Jones (Reply #24)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 07:05 PM

BradAllison (1,873 posts)

26. On political boards/ or general boards where "both sides" are free to spew their crap....

The typical person who thinks the Smollett trial is important stuff usually has a Pepe type of avatar and also thought the FOX tree being set on fire was done by Soros and Kamala Harris personally and a post signature with "Let's Go Brandon".

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Response to BradAllison (Reply #26)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 07:32 PM

Progressive Jones (6,011 posts)

36. Ugggh. I saw a large "Let's Go, Brandon" sticker on a car at my daughter's school today.

It had an image of Orange Anus on it. I looked to see who was driving.
I don't personally know her, but rest assured, she's a "Karen". I've seen her in action at school events.
Our kids are several grades apart, so I don't have to deal with her. Five more months and my daughter graduates to High School. She's been getting a decent education at her elementary school, but I'm seeing a hard right swing in some of the other parents coming in. I even got more involved in the PTO starting two years ago to help dilute the rightie presence.

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Response to BradAllison (Reply #18)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 07:27 PM

BlackSkimmer (48,589 posts)

34. Not worthy of national news? He MADE it national news. It was a huge deal at the time.

He went on national TV crying for Pete’s sake. Even Kamela Harris got tangled in the mess, which was not her fault. Who could imagine someone would make up such a story?

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Response to BlackSkimmer (Reply #34)

Fri Dec 10, 2021, 12:05 AM

cinematicdiversions (1,969 posts)

51. Well in all fairness people make up stories like that all the time.

And it was ridiculous on its face.... I mean somebody recognized him????

The VP should have known better. Of course there were even people on this board taking his side at the time.

And BLM is still beating his drum, proving themselves to be.... well just a head shake at this point.

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Response to cinematicdiversions (Reply #51)

Fri Dec 10, 2021, 11:34 AM

BlackSkimmer (48,589 posts)

55. Gotta agree. So do they think the two black men he accused lied also?

Head shake indeed.

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Response to marble falls (Reply #8)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 07:12 PM

ForgedCrank (1,109 posts)

27. That jackass made everyone look

like fools and did serious damage to a valid cause with his BS stories. Lying to the police isn't a small matter at all.
And from what I'm hearing from various sources in the media, no one believes he'll get a serious punishment either.

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Response to Tickle (Original post)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:36 PM

USALiberal (10,832 posts)

9. Most posters provide a link or a paragraph or two!!

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Response to USALiberal (Reply #9)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:37 PM

BlackSkimmer (48,589 posts)

12. I posted a link in LBN.

That was before the verdict though.

Guilty on 5 of 6 counts. CNN is carrying it.

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Response to Tickle (Original post)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:36 PM

Takket (18,295 posts)

10. good riddance! lock him up!

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Response to Tickle (Original post)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:38 PM

Raine (29,252 posts)

13. Good! 👍There's real victims of racism that people will doubt thanks to liars like Smollett! nt

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Response to Raine (Reply #13)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:42 PM

BlackSkimmer (48,589 posts)

19. Yes. His many supporters from two years ago are strangely silent tonight.

Oh dear.

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Response to BlackSkimmer (Reply #19)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:45 PM

XanaDUer2 (7,062 posts)

23. I remember

Now it's crickets

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Response to XanaDUer2 (Reply #23)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 07:23 PM

BlackSkimmer (48,589 posts)

31. I was attacked for even suggesting that things were not as they seemed.

I remember it well. I couldn’t believe anyone fell for such a ludicrous story.

Dave Chappelle summed the whole thing up well in his netflix show.

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Response to BlackSkimmer (Reply #31)

Fri Dec 10, 2021, 09:53 AM

Sympthsical (6,098 posts)

54. Same

Not here, but Reddit. I was in Chicago at the time. No one was willingly outside that night. It was polar vortex hell. Never mind casually loping about for a sandwich.

I still love the fact he used a personal check for it. Reminds me of one of my favorite SNL bits.

Here - the secret!

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Response to Tickle (Original post)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:40 PM

bearsfootball516 (6,341 posts)

15. As he should be.

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Response to Tickle (Original post)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:44 PM

Progressive Jones (6,011 posts)

21. I expected this. This case was a mess. He was guilty. The real problem is this...

Smollett, for whatever his reasons were, became the guy who cried wolf.
This hurts society because he cheapened what actually happens to people sometimes. And it happens too often. He fucked up bad. Not only the lying, but now the convictions, and he's going to get his ass sued by The City of Chicago, and rightly so. He'll never have a decent acting career again.

It's bad enough that there are racist attacks every day in this nation, but trying to fake that kind of situation just to get some attention is despicable. It helps no one, and hurts many.

And, I'd like to say to Mr. Smollett -- Chicago is not "maga country". Thank you for that insult.

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Response to Tickle (Original post)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 07:04 PM

AncientAndy (73 posts)

25. Hopefully part of his sentence is to apologize to the VP for embarrassing her.

She believed his lying ass and called it an attempted lynching.

Link to tweet

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Response to Tickle (Original post)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 07:20 PM

radius777 (3,406 posts)

29. Smollett lied but hate crimes happen every day.

The white fragility types (who actually think whites are the victims in America) will fixate on Smollett because it plays into their belief that racism (and sexism, homophobia, etc) itself is a hoax.

What Rittenhouse did (murdered two people with an assault weapon) was far worse, but being a white boy (who the judge and jurors could sympathize with as 'one of their own') he got special treatment and walked away scott free.

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Response to radius777 (Reply #29)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 07:24 PM

BlackSkimmer (48,589 posts)

33. Nah.

Apples and oranges.

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Response to BlackSkimmer (Reply #33)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 07:30 PM

radius777 (3,406 posts)

35. Yeah, one is a killer and the other is not. /nt

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Response to radius777 (Reply #35)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 07:34 PM

BlackSkimmer (48,589 posts)

37. Keep on trying.

White people, black people, gay people, straight people all have commented on the ludicrous story he concocted.

I hope he gets the help he obviously needs.

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Response to BlackSkimmer (Reply #37)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 07:36 PM

radius777 (3,406 posts)

38. He lied, but it's not the crime of the century

that fragile whites are making it out to be.

The police, the criminal justice system and racist white America that wags their fingers at someone like Smollett - are far worse.

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Response to radius777 (Reply #38)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 08:21 PM

BlackSkimmer (48,589 posts)

42. Lol.

No one is making it out to be the crime of the century.

How do you feel about him outing a Nigerian man, which may put his life in danger in his own country? How do you feel about him accusing two black men of a false crime? This has nothing to do with white people.

Again, I don't hope for him to serve time; I hope he gets the help he obviously needs.

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Response to radius777 (Reply #38)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 11:56 PM

Laura PourMeADrink (40,780 posts)

50. Just read he could face up to 20 years! And FG

Walks free and he tried to overthrow the freaking government! And committed negligent homicide for not warning people of covid and hundreds of thousands died because of that MF. So totally agree. Not the crime of the century.

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Response to radius777 (Reply #29)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 09:57 PM

DashOneBravo (2,585 posts)

47. Did you hear about Andrew Coffee IV ?

SWAT raid in 2017. Girlfriend was killed and he fired back at them.

Not guilty.

https://weartv.com/amp/news/local/florida-man-acquitted-of-shooting-at-deputies-in-raid-that-led-to-death-of-girlfriend

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Response to DashOneBravo (Reply #47)

Fri Dec 10, 2021, 03:14 AM

uponit7771 (88,372 posts)

52. The exception that proves the point

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Response to Tickle (Original post)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 07:37 PM

Jacson6 (167 posts)

39. He won't serve a day in jail.

No reason to send someone to prison at a cost of $50k per year because they lied to police. Probation , a fine and restitution will be his only punishment. If he appeals this could cost him in excess of $100k out of his bank account. He should apologize and resume his career.

I've made bad judgment calls when I was young and Smollett can recover from this and continue his career. IMHO. YMMV.